The Use of the Accelerometer of Smartphones in Simple Pendulum Experiments

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Published: Apr 3, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7717
Keywords:
smartphones oscillations Phyphox pendulum sensors
Paraskevi Christonasi
University of Ioannina
Konstantinos Kotsis
Abstract

This paper examines how a teaching intervention, focusing on the relationship between the period of a simple pendulum and its length, can improve the understanding of oscillations in 71 sixth-grade students. The intervention was carried out with the help of sensors equipped with smartphones and the "Phyphox" application. To collect data, students were given a questionnaire before and after the intervention, and then the responses were analyzed using the three-tier test. The results showed that the teaching intervention had a substantial effect on changing students' alternative perceptions of this topic.

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  • 14th Panhellenic Conference of Didactics in Science Education
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